Pea-huller.



B. HENRY.--

PEA HULLER.

APPLICATION Hugo FEB. 21. 1911.

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R. HENRY.

PEA HULLER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21. 19:1.

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PEA-HULLER. 1

Specification of Letters'Patentf Application filed February 2%,19171 Serial No. 151,332.;

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, zen of the United States, residing at Williford, in the county of Sharp and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pea-Hullers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for hulling peas and the like, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a machine that will both hull the peas and clean them, while permitting the work to be done by one person.

Another ob ect of my invention is to rovide a device of this character, whic is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efiicient in operation, and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost. I

A further object is to operate all the movable parts from one point, so that the entire operation can be carried out by one person.

Another object of the invention is to make the device self feeding and to provide means for regulating the feed.

To accomplish the above and various other objects, my invention consists essentially in the combination of a casing with a hulling cylinder, provided with a crank for rotating the same, with a feeding board located above the same and a screen located below the cylinder, with means connected with the crank for giving the said board and screen a jiggered motion and with a fan also operated from said crank.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view, with part broken away Fig. 2 is a plan view Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view Fig. 4 is a section on the line H of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

In these drawings 1 indicates the casing of the machine having a flaring top 2, into RILEY HENRY, acitir which the peas to be hulled are placed. An inclined, serrated board 3 is located in this top to receive the peas. 4 is a cylinder located at one end of the machine on an axle 5. This cylinder is composed of the two end boards 6 connected together by the strips 7 to which the teeth 8 are connected. 9 is the concave having teeth 10 thereon, cooperating with the teeth 8. An eccentric 11 is carried by the shaft 5 of the cylinder. A screen 12 is located below the cylinder, having its lower end connected to the casing by means of the crank 13, as will be seen. The screen is composed of a horizontal portion, including perforated and imperforated portions,

and a vertical portion, said vertical portion being located near the crank 13. The serrated. plate 3 is connected with the casing at its upper end by a crank 14. A strap 15, having its center engaging with the eccentric 11 is connected at its upper end with the lower end of the serrated board 3, while its lower end is pivoted to the screen.

A fan 16 is located at the other end of the casing on a shaft 17 having a gear 18 thereon connecting with a gear 19 on a stub shaft 20' having a belt pulley 21 which is connected with a belt pulley 22 on the shaft 5 of the cylinder by means of a belt 23. The air from the fan is directed over the screen by means of a curved partition 24. 25 is a slide located above the cylinder adjacent the lower end of the serrated plate 3 for controlling the feeding of the material to the cylinder.

To operate the machine one person, means of the handle 26, rotates the shaft 5 and thus the cylinder and fan, while at the same time the serrated plate and the screen are given a-jiggered motion by means of the eccentric and strap. As the from the concave 9 onto the screen, they will meet with a blast of air from the fan, so that the hulls and dirt are blown through the opening 27 and the peas, after reaching the perforated portion of the screen, drop through the opening 28.

It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apprehended.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and in the arrangement and combination of the several parts, provided such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I clailii'a my ini ention i V "and aire'ccehtric on fheshhff O f the cylinder 10 In a pea huller, the combination of a casand engaging the strap at a central point. ing, a serrated feed board therein i nclined In testimony whereof I affix my signature to the horizontal, a cyliheri afiacommit in presence of'fiw' o'witnesses; 5 and below the lower end of the feed-board, RILEY HENRY a screen below the cylinder and concave and ike-lower. end o fthe feed board and;;inclined l/Vi-tnesses: to'fih'ehoi'izonfial iev er ely to the feed board, GEO. HENDAN, 

